Indian Breakfast Recipes & Tiffin Recipes

In a typical Indian home the breakfast dishes are a perfect comfort food. Every member of the family has a favourite dish and almost all breakfasts are accompanied with a namkeen along with hot cup of Chai or coffee. Most Indians, love their breakfasts hot and savory, compared to the west, where one would have a cold cereal or a hot sweet pancake.

Foxtail Millet Upma Recipe is a wholesome breakfast or dinner dish that can be made with just a few ingredients. With a little bit of planning by having vegetables chopped the previous night, preparing this dish in the morning for the family gives me a sense of satisfaction.
At home, serve Foxtail Millet Upma Recipe along with freshly sliced bananas and coconut chutney.
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The Bread Upma Recipe is a dish that we look forward to whenever we have extra bread in the refrigerator. This recipe is a great way to use any kind of excess bread. The addition of onions, green chillies, sambar powder and fresh herbs like coriander leaves along with toasted buttered bread is super delicious.
Serve the Bread Upma Recipe for a healthy breakfast along with Papaya Banana Smoothie Recipe
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The Vegetable Jowar Upma Recipe is made from sorghum pearls that are stir-fried along with seasonal vegetables, and flavored with garlic, peppers and vegetable stock. Jowar is one of the five top cereal crops in the world rich in protein, iron, and fibre. Jowar also has great antioxidants properties and is also gluten-free, hence making this Jowar Vegetable Upma a great choice for gluten free diets.
Did you know: Jowar is nutritionally superior to rice and wheat and it does not contain gluten and ...

Broken Barley Upma is a healthy upma recipe that is made with broken barley and vegetables. Barley is quick to cook millet and tastes delicious when combined with vegetables, asafoetida.
Often times, we even have this for a one dish dinner along with some chutney. You can also pack this into your lunch box to make your light and yet filling.
Serve this upma along with Coconut Chutney for breakfast to make a complete and wholesome meal.
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The Egg Idiyappam Recipe is a wholesome breakfast made with rice string hoppers, scrambled eggs and spices. The rice noodles are easy to cook and digest as well making it a balanced meal for breakfast or even a tea time snack.
Serve Egg Idiyappam Recipe (Rice Vermicelli Upma with Scrambled Eggs) with Kerala Kadala Curry Recipe or Kerala Style Vegetable Stew Recipe with Coconut Milk.
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The Vegetable Oats Upma Recipe can be a quick and delicious breakfast or a dinner that can be made in a jiffy. Oats made interesting with the addition of vegetables and simple tadka, lending great flavour to the upma.
Serve Vegetable Oats Upma along with Raw Mango Coconut Chutney Recipe for a healthy breakfast.
Here are few more South Indian Breakfast recipes to try
Mixed Millet Khichdi Recipe
Spinach And Millet Pulav Recipe
Ragi Rava Idli Recipe
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The Karnataka Style Sooji Upma Recipe with Coconut is a hot and savory breakfast food in Southern Indian. It is traditionally prepared with with rava also known as sooji or semolina. At home we love to have it topped with lots of coconut and coriander leaves.
Serve Karnataka Style Sooji Upma Recipe With Coconut with South Indian Coconut Chutney or curds with Instant Carrot Pickle Recipe and also pair it with Pineapple Kesari Bhath Recipe for a traditional ...

The Drumstick Leaves Ragi Roti Recipe is a healthy roti recipe that is made from ragi flour, packed with the goodness of drumstick leaves and flavored with green chillies and ginger.
This Drumstick leaves Ragi Roti has to be made fresh and served hot straight from the stove. If made and kept, it tends to get brittle and hard and does not remain soft.
Serve the Drumstick Leaves Ragi Roti Recipe, along with Mango Chutney and Yogurt for a wholesome Breakfast.
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The Vegetable Semiya Upma recipe is a simple to make breakfast dish that is made from roasted Vermicelli. Added goodness of vegetables to this upma that is finish off with a splash of lemon juice and a generous drizzle of ghee gives it a delicious mouth feel.
Serve Vegetable Semiya Upma along with Coconut Chutney or Tomato Chutney and finish off the breakfast with Masala Chai Recipe - Indian Spiced Tea
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Vegetable Rava Upma is a traditional south Indian breakfast dish that is made from semolina and cooked along with vegetables and seasonings.This dish is popularly called as KharaBhath in Karnataka. At home we love to serve it along with a hot cup of freshly brewed filter coffee to make a complete breakfast and of course some fresh fruits on the side.
Serve Vegetable Rava Upma Recipe along with Coconut Chutney and South Indian Filter Coffee Recipe With Filter Coffee Powder for ...

The Puffed Rice Upma makes a quick and easy breakfast for those busy weekday morning. Puffed rice is a type of grain made from rice, commonly used as a breakfast cereal or snack foods, and served as a popular street food in India in the form of Bhel Puri.
This is a twist to the traditional bhel with a South Indian touch. You can make your own twist by adding some potatoes, beans and carrot to make it more nutritious and wholesome.
Serve the Puffed Rice Upma for a quick and easy weekday ...

If your favourite way to cook and eat eggs is a scramble then here is one new idea to make it more healthy using a superfood, Drumstick leaves or Moringa Leaves. Be it breakfast or anytime snack just mix in few handful of leaves to get that nutrients that Drumstick Leave have to offer in your system. For all those who do not consume egg yolks, this scramble recipe, goes well with Egg Whites too. A perfect breakfast egg recipe to include in your menu from today.
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Murungai Keerai Puttu is a breakfast dish which is made with fresh drumstick leaves. It is a traditional, healthy breakfast recipe that can also be served as evening snacks.
This puttu is loaded with goodness of drumstick leaves and millets as we have used millets puttu powder. This is a traditional dish with the addition of Drumstick leaves, which makes it even more nutritious.
Serve Murungai Keerai Puttu along with Kerala Kadala Curry for a healthy breakfast meal or you can also relish it ...

Quinoa Vegetable Khichdi Recipe is a hearty preparation of quinoa, vegetables and spices, cooked together in a single pot.
By cooking it in a South Indian style, it brings the wholesome goodness of this superfood in a familiar and comforting and healthy form.
Did you know: Quinoa is called superfood with good reason. For starters, this whole-grain is naturally gluten-free. In addition, it is packed with iron, vitamin-B, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, vitamin-E and twice as much ...

Ragi Vermicelli/Semiya Recipe is a super healthy breakfast option, especially for those who enjoy hot, savoury breakfasts to start the day. Ragi as you know, is a super food, and in my home we try and incorporate it in our food in as many ways as possible.
This Ragi Vermicelli Recipe is one of the most delicious ways to include Ragi into your diet. Perfect for breakfast, a kiddie snack box or an after school snack, or even evening tiffins for adults and kids alike, it is made even healthier with ...

Broken Wheat Upma also known as Godhuma Rava Upma in Tamil Or Dalia Upma in Hindi is a wholesome dish that is packed with nutrition form the broken wheat. The addition of ginger and the vegetables gives the dalia upma fresh taste that is simple and yet delicious.
With a little bit of planning by having vegetables chopped the previous night, preparing this dish in the morning will make a great lunch box along with some dahi or even as a recipe for weight loss.
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Broken Wheat and Mixed Millet Upma is a one pot meal in it's very own way. It's filling and keeps you energetic throughout the day. Broken wheat and millet are combined together in this upma to make a healthy, nutritious breakfast. Loaded with the goodness of veggies.
Did you know- Broken wheat & Millet provides nutrition to the body in their own respective ways. Broken wheat is a good source of magnesium, iron, and phosphorus where as the Millet contain low phytic acid and ...

This Nagli Rava Upma is a healthier alternative to the usual wheat semolina. Nagli Rava (Semolina) is available now in many grocery/health stores and takes very little time to cook. The nutritive benefits of Ragi/Nagli are well known since ancient times.
Use any vegetables of your choice to enrich the health quotient of this tasty dish. A bowl of this Nagli Rava Upma serves as a calcium and protein rich, power packed meal any time of the day.
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Tomato Upma Recipe is a delicious upma made using tangy tomatoes, with some heat from the green chillies. It is easy to make and is a very perfect breakfast option for the busy days.
Serve steaming hot tomato upma on a cold winter mornings for breakfast or for a light dinner on monsoon evenings.
Serve Tomato Upma along with South Indian Coconut Chutney and Masala Chai for a weekday breakfast.
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Vadai Upma is a delicious recipe made with leftover Medu Vadai. The Vadai is crumbled and cooked along with onions, green chillies, ginger similar to a regular upma. Adding the vadai adds great taste to the upma, with few crispy-crunchy and soft bites of the vadai.
Serve Left Over Vadai Upma with South Indian Coconut Chutney for breakfast and a cup of Bellada Coffee Recipe With Milk (Karnataka Style Filter Coffee With Jaggery).
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Tamil Nadu Style Kothamalli Aval Upma Recipe is Poha is an easy recipe made with flattened rice flakes that is tossed with fresh and aromatic coriander paste. Toasted peanuts are also added to this poha to give it an extra crunch while eating. In many states this type of preparation is common n called in different names such as poha in North India and Upma in the South part of India.
Serve the Tamil Nadu Style Kothamali Aval Upma Recipe (Coriander Poha Recipe) along with a cuppa hot Masala ...

Rava Upma Recipe With Peanuts, Peas & Corn is a healthy, tasty and colorful dish. It is equally great for both breakfast or snack. It is nutritious, tasty and very easy to make. In this recipe roasted rava or semolina cooked with sauteed mix of vegetables, peanuts, curry leaves and lentils.
Serve Rava Upma along with Spicy Lime Pickle Recipe or Paruppu Podi Recipe and finish off this breakfast with a hot cuppa Masala Chai Recipe - Indian Spiced Tea
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Puttu Upma Recipe With Scrambled Eggs is a great way to use up leftover Rice Puttu. Puttu is a traditional breakfast dish popular in Kerala. The eggs add to the nutritional value to make it a wholesome breakfast.
Serve Kerala Style Puttu Upma Recipe With Scrambled Eggs along with a Cocoa Banana Almond Date Smoothie Recipe for a wholesome breakfast.
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Karnataka Style Avarekai Upma Recipe is a popular breakfast dish in Karnataka. The main ingredient added to this recipe is the avarekalu beans to make it crunchy and taste to the whole dish. These beans are seasonal only during the month of December and January. The breakfast is very healthy for both kids and adults.
Serve the Karnataka Style Avarekai Upma Recipe along with Coconut Peanut Chutney Recipe and Jaggery Coffee Without Milk Recipe for breakfast.
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